Category Archives: Local News
Member of the Month
The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce recently announced their April Member of the Month as The Sandwich Shop, inside the Market at the Mill located at 225 Pumpkintown Highway, Warehouse #2 in Pickens. The Sandwich Shop, is open Wednesday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., and serves breakfast all day along with hot and cold sandwiches, fries, drinks and more. To place an order at The Sandwich Shop call 864-991-6205.
Courier Community Calendar 4-17-24
• Fleet Reserve meets on 3rd Saturday
Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 15 meets on the third Saturday of each month at Chicopee United Methodist Church, located at 403 S. Catherine St. in Walhalla. Meeting time is 9 a.m., with breakfast served at 8:30 a.m. The Fleet Reserve is open to all veterans of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Contact Tom Smith at (864) 868-9397 or fleetrevbrn015@gmail.com for more information.
• Pickens Rotary meets Wednesdays
The Rotary Club of Pickens meets at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday
Pickens County passes new housing moratorium
By Andrea Kelly
Courtesy The Journal
akelly@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — A new ordinance that would put a moratorium on applications for certain types of housing in Pickens County went into effect last week.
The six-month moratorium — which was originally intended solely for townhome applications — 
was up for first reading vote at Pickens County Council’s monthly meeting.
The moratorium also provided for one 90-day extension by
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PC Habitat for Humanity seeks partnerships
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The Pickens County Habitat for Humanity affiliate is looking at more ways to put
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Visiting Writers Series returns
By Riley Morningstar
Clemson News
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — The English Department’s Visiting Writers Series returns this spring with a discussion featuring Southern poet and photographer A.H. Jerriod Avant.
Avant, the 2024-25 John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi, will read from his debut poetry collection titled “Muscadine” on Tuesday, April 16, beginning at 5 p.m. in Room 106 of the Watt Family Innovation Center. The
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Dillard Funeral home hosts H.O.P.E. services
PICKENS — Dillard Memorial Funeral Home and Hillcrest Memorial Park are proud to announce 
the renewal of its H.O.P.E Ministries program. The program which helps others through programs and the exchange of ideas and information will kick off on May
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“We are pleased to offer this as a support system for families in our community and surrounding areas who have experienced a loss, said Tanya Gravely, General Manager of Dillard Memorial Funeral Home.
Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 10 to 11 a.m. at Dillard Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Lewis Edwards, Community Relations and Director of H.O.P.E. For more information, call 864-878-6371.
Cannon Auxiliary is now accepting Harden Scholarship applications
PICKENS — The Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior or a member of the community who is entering or furthering their 
career in a medical field.
The John Harden Scholarship was established in memory of
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Courier Community Calendar 4-10-24
• Fleet Reserve meets on 3rd Saturday
Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 15 meets on the third Saturday of each month at Chicopee United Methodist Church, located at 403 S. Catherine St. in Walhalla. Meeting time is 9 a.m., with breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.
The Fleet Reserve is open to all veterans of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Contact Tom Smith at (864) 868-9397 or fleetrevbrn015@gmail.com for more information.
• Dacusville Lions to host monthly bingo
The Dacusville Lions Club will be hosting Bingo night on the third Thursday of each month at the Lions Building in Dacusville, located at 1384 Thomas Mill Road. The next Bingo session will be Thursday, April 18.
There are set to be 10 games beginning at 7 p.m., and proceeds will go toward funding community events and other community needs. The games should conclude around 9 p.m.
Bingo night will be a family-friendly event, and monetary prizes will be available. Cards are $1 each, with no limit on the number of cards that can be purchased for each round. For more information, contact Bob Spalding at (864) 430-0119 or bob@bobspalding.net.
• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet
The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all local residents to attend its meetings.
The club meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Occasions at Wedgefield,
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DAR to honor Revolutionary War vets at Old Stone Church
CLEMSON — The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are set to dedicate a marker to honor the Revolutionary War patriots at Old Stone Baptist Church in Clemson later this month.
More than 200 Revolutionary War battles were fought in South Carolina and this marker will honor the men and women who achieved American independence because of their belief in the
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